Online Course Assignments

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Domain DUE 10/1

  • secure your own name as a domain (for example, jimihendrix.com) for now and the future
  • if your name is not available, experiment with easy variations (ex. jimi.hendrix.com, jimi-hendrix.com, etc.)
  • go to godaddy or bluehost and follow the step-by-step instructions to select and purchase a domain name (c. $10)
  • You do not need to purchase a site hosting account at this time

Blog DUE (see below)

  • Create an account at blogger.com
  • Follow the simple steps to create your blog
  • Customize and personalize your blog
    • Blog entry #1: Reflections on Sean McPherson
    • Blog entry #2: Reflections on Dessa DUE Oct 10
    • Blog entry #3: Reflections on Johnny Bunko and Art & Fear readings. In what ways do you agree or disagree with the authors' perspectives on creating a professional life as a musician? Are there any ideas from these sources that you will continue to use? DUE Oct 20/21
    • Blog entry #4: Reflections on social media with Kareem Ahmed DUE Nov 1
    • Blog entry #5: Reflections on money matters: DUE Nov 18
    • Blog entry #6: Reflections on guest speaker The Skeptics--Brian Casey and Danny Burke DUE Dec 6

IMPORTANT: Include links to useful and interesting sites within each blog entry (separates a blog from a journal)

Twitter! DUE Posted by 9/17

  • Set up a Twitter account and put a link on the "Blog Links" page of this wiki
  • 'Follow' everyone in both CaLM sections, @jfweller, McNallySmith, @ArtistsHouse, @dessadarling, and one or more musicians of your choice.
  • Post at least four (4) Tweets before Dec. 1. Include links to sites useful and relevant to music careers.
  • At least one tweet should comment on Twitter's potential role for musicians.
  • Experiment with ways to make Twitter useful for your career
  • Here's a slideshow about Twitter
  • Musicians on Twitter : 100 Artists that Twitter


Online Portfolio DUE Dec. 10

  • Go to http://portfolio.mcnallysmith.edu (you may want more than one!)
  • Build a personal website/portfolio
    • your bio
    • 1 to 3 audio files of you (or your band) and/or video
    • at least one photo of you
    • link professional social media sites
    • upload resume